CavanPPN involves itself in supporting local community projects. Here are just a few of the projects we have helped to fruition in the last few years:

Special Congolese Project

As part of our Social Inclusion program the PPN in partnership with Breffni Integrated and The Multicultural Network, seeks to support the new Congolese Community of Cavan. This group of families arrived in Ireland as part of the UNHCR Refugee Relocation Program. Now, as part of the support the PPN is helping to tell their stories of exile and new homecoming. The purpose is twofold: to help the Congolese feel appreciated and a part of the fabric of Cavan society in which they live and to help Irish people understand the journey of the Congolese people from a war town land in which their children and themselves are in constant danger to a land where they can find some safety. It also shows many examples of how the Congolese are becoming a valuable part of out society in Cavan, contributing and volunteering in many initiatives in their local areas.

1916-2016 Literary Event

To commemorate and celebrate our 1916 heritage the PPN members are working to bring a performance of the writings before, during and after the period of 1916.

These writings will include stirring and amazing performances from Yeats, Larkin's Speech, The Oration At The Graveside, a variety of music and much more. Details to follow for our September 2016 remembrance.

Volunteer Information Service

In 2016 the PPN set out to establish a Volunteer Information Service for the county of Cavan. This service, established in many other counties, seeks to match volunteers and community based projects to support and supply people with upskilling opportunities and volunteer support. This will include the training of volunteers, the setting up of a website to help volunteers find exciting opportunities to give their time and skills to the community around us all.

Common Ground In Cavan: Thanks To Cavan Peace Partnership

As part of its 'Sustaining Cavan' initiative, a gardening group was set up to support the seeding of community garden initiatives around the county. One of the first decisions and one which has resulted in many new gardens developing, was to conduct an audit of 40 sites across the county which could be used by members of the public and community groups for the development of their own community gardens. The publication of this booklet contained an indepth map of the locations of 40 available sites and the contact details of persons involved with that area of land.

Cavan Community Roadshows: Thanks To Cavan Peace Partnership

The Belturbet Roadshow

Cavan Peace Partnership funded our organisation to conduct 12 Roadshow consultations in towns and village around County Cavan. The aim of this exercise was threefold:

1. Generate a greater interest in taking part in participative democracy though our organisation.2. Listen to the issues from the voices of the people on the ground and gain a clearer perspective of what is needed to improve our communities in Cavan.3. Devise a set of solutions to these issues, bring them to the attention of key actors of implementation and change in the county and make change happen.

The culmination of this project was a Le Cheile (Let's Talk) Conference which involved over 100 represented community groups working together to identify key solutions to the 6 main issues raised in the Roadshow Consultations: Youth Engagement, Age Friendliness, Funding, Rural Crime, Citizen Engagement and Rural Crime. The Le Cheile Report is a keystone community solutions document with a variety of answers to the 6 issues identified as being crucial to community in the county.

Just some of the tables at the Le Cheile bringing solutions to the issues for community in Cavan

The Gathering Booklet: Thanks To Cavan-Monaghan LEADER

The Gathering was a year long celebration of Ireland and all that is great about this small but far-reaching island. In Cavan there were so many fairs, festivals, exhibits, events and celebrations and so our organisation decided to compile these all into one handy brochure calendar for the year.

In partnership with Cavan County Council's Community & Enterprise Section and under LEADER funding we developed, distributed and promoted The Gathering with this publication as the herald of our strategy. Without it, the county would not have had a single source to find out what was happening all over. Having distributed it through every Anglo Celt in the county we then then went on to promote through our community engagement projects and make people aware of the rich and brilliant activities that made The Gathering in Cavan a truly brilliant place to be.

Funding Workshops

Each Autumn the Public Participation Network hosts a Funding Workshop which invites representatives from community groups and representatives of funding agencies together to meet, discuss and liaise on projects both wish to see developed in our counties.

At this we do a series of presentations on various funders and hear from the bodies themselves. A game also takes place where people are encouraged in groups to devise an on-the-spot project which target higher impact points and tick the boxes for funders' requirements. The point of this is that it demonstrates the rich and productive minds and hearts at work in our communities and also gives funders present a first hand view of the groups and how and what quality projects they can develop in mere minutes.

Men's Sheds

Cavan Public Participation Network is also committed to assisting in the establishment and support of Men's Sheds in the county. This is one of the great success stories of the community engagement and social inclusion in Cavan and something which we intend to keep giving support to in any and all ways we can.

Community Gardens

As part of its Sustaining Cavan Initiative the CPPN is committed and passionate about environmental awareness raising and practical engagement. As such we have hosted support and development for community gardens across the county. Key players such as Barry Kavanagh and Declan Fitzpatrick have been instrumental in this development and our ultimate aim is to have a reliable, strong and vibrant network of community gardens in the county. Not only do these grow vegetables but they grow community spirit.

Cavan Online Radio

Cavan Community Radio was established some years ago and has developed much over that time. The format of the radio is now as an online version and this has made the listenership soar. On average the annual listens are between 20 and 30 thousand people with a wide variety of topics, music, interviews and discussions from the 12-16 hosts.

The radio also holds community engagement projects, including the ALMOST record breaking Drumathon on Bridge Street in Cavan Town and the remarkable and insanely brilliant Father Ted Fancy Dress Golden Cleric Fun Quiz which raises funds and awareness for local charities.

The CPPN continues to support the radio as a real vehicle for interaction and engagement across communities between Irish and New communities, Travellers and Settled Communities and even dogs and humans (See photo). The Radio provides training to all new members to enable them to conduct their shows independently and support them to develop the shows. Check out the facebook page or www.cavanonlineradio.weebly.com

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